(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) Students Suspected of Virus on Vacation in Italy, UK Closes 10 Schools
China News Agency, London, February 25th (Zhao Xingyiping) 10 schools in the UK have successively closed down on the 25th, because some of these schools have students returning from northern Italy on vacation, and some of them have "flu-like symptoms" .
The media here reported that Lombardy and Veneto, ski resorts in northern Italy, are currently the areas with the highest levels of new coronavirus infection in Europe. So far, 322 cases have been confirmed in Italy.
Ten schools in Cheshire, Cornwall, Somerset, Yorkshire and other regions of the United Kingdom announced the closure of the same day, sending students back to their homes, and will "deep clean" each place of the school. Students returning from vacations in northern Italy's ski resorts will be isolated from their homes for 14 days. Principals have said that closing schools will "fully reduce" the risk of new coronavirus infections.
"Any British citizen who has been to northern Italy who has flu-like symptoms will need to be quarantined," said Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary. "British people who have been to the Italian government's isolation and blockade of infected areas should quarantine themselves whether or not they have symptoms."
The British public health department recently announced that British travellers return from specific countries and regions. Even if they have no symptoms, they need to isolate themselves at home to avoid contact with other people. If they have symptoms, they can immediately call the National Health Service (NHS). ) Ambulance phone, specially trained medical staff will visit the door to carry out testing and ambulance.
At present, 13 patients with new coronary pneumonia have been diagnosed in the UK and 8 have been cured. (Finish)